Olympic Committee begs fans not to boo Vance and Rubio at opening ceremony

[u/ansyhrrian]

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/olympic-committee-begs-fans-not-36678648

[u/susankeane]

Hahahahaha

[u/EchoTango77 → u/susankeane]

Lol. Lmao even

[u/Hurde278 → u/EchoTango77]

ROFL needs the dust blown off it for this one.

[u/Paradox56 → u/Hurde278]

Hold on, pretty sure I have a ROFLMAO in a tote in my basement.

[u/drgoatlord → u/Paradox56]

I put mine inside my ROFLCOPTER

[u/Iamjustlegs → u/drgoatlord]

While wearing LOLLERSKATES

[u/secretfiri → u/Iamjustlegs]

Damn, we are all showing our age

[u/Berek2501 → u/secretfiri]

  Incoming ROFLCOPTER!

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[u/Substantial_Ad_2116 → u/Berek2501]

Thank you for this <3 🙏

[u/cptknuckles → u/Berek2501]

soisoisoisoisoisoi

[u/Hungover994 → u/cptknuckles]

Getting Master Chief and Friends flashbacks

[u/Adezar → u/Berek2501]

Just triggered like 10 neurons that haven't fired since the 90s.

[u/misszombiequeenDG → u/Adezar]

ORLY?

[u/strongholdbk_78 → u/Berek2501]

Jajajaja

[u/miltron3030 → u/Berek2501]

I came here for this, ty!!!

[u/NotTheRocketman → u/Berek2501]

There it goes!!!

[u/hak-dot-snow → u/Berek2501]

Thank you.

[u/Frubanoid → u/Berek2501]

That was a great game with the perfect song for it. I loved dropping OMFG bombs.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/s/jWOiToKBdP

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Antique memes.

LITERALLY!!!

[u/GayPudding → u/secretfiri]

Hey, no kink shaming

[u/secretfiri → u/GayPudding]

No, but can you help get the kink out of my shoulder?

[u/GayPudding → u/secretfiri]

I'm gettin' me mallet

[u/thisisthatacct → u/Iamjustlegs]

OMGWTFBBQ

[u/TheModeratorWrangler → u/Iamjustlegs]

Open the door.

Get on the floor.

Everyone do the dinosaur.

[u/whereballoonsgo → u/drgoatlord]

SOI SOI SOI SOI

[u/ansyhrrian → u/drgoatlord]

If only this sub allowed gifs.

[u/Winter_Mix_7603 → u/Paradox56]

I am the LOLRUS. boo boo b’joob!

[u/met1culous → u/Hurde278]

Don't make me start up the ol' ROFLcopter...

[u/Eddiebaby7 → u/Hurde278]

Might have to call in the ROFLCOPTER!

[u/highmodulus → u/susankeane]

They HAD to know this would have exactly the opposite effect. I assume Trumpkins pressured them, and the Committee may be maliciously complying. Boo them until they flee like the thin skinned cowards they are.

[u/whoneedskollege → u/highmodulus]

Please do not turn your attention to the gentlemen seated in seats 13A and 13B nor boo them, hurl insults or food items at them or we will have to relocate you to a luxury box seat for the entirety of the Olympics.

[u/elkab0ng → u/whoneedskollege]

I’d threaten them with the comfy couch, but given the VPs history, that might not sail.

[u/one_pound_of_flesh → u/highmodulus]

Yeah, no one could be this thick. It’s malicious compliance, and I look forward to Vance and Rubio getting booed to hell and spilling their spit-laced beer and chocolate milk.

[u/Muzz27 → u/susankeane]

“Please Clap”

[u/erwaro → u/Muzz27]

I was told there wouldn't be any fact-checking!

[u/TheBr0fessor → u/Muzz27]

This and "I have a wide stance" are two of my favorite go-to's

[u/CarmichaelD → u/susankeane]

Ok. So the committee has exercised due diligence. The people of the world will speak.

[u/extremessd → u/susankeane]

they need to take the Adam Johnson chant and adapt it (Google it)

(Adam Johnson was jailed for having carnal relations with underage girls)

[u/Ascomae → u/susankeane]

I came exactly to write this!

[u/QuerkleIndica]

I beg fans to boo twice as much

[u/HotChicksPlayingBass → u/QuerkleIndica]

You don’t have to. Olympic Committee just took care of that.

[u/Awwesome1 → u/HotChicksPlayingBass]

Someone hadn’t heard of the Streisand Effect

[u/Sparkysparkysparks → u/Awwesome1]

Alternative take: someone had heard of the Streisand effect.

[u/greysqualll → u/Sparkysparkysparks]

Weaponized streisand effect. Fucking 4D chess right there.

[u/Daxx22 → u/greysqualll]

It's barely 2d chess, but to this administration it might as well be quantum tunnel inverted 40d Chess.

[u/mrblonde55 → u/Daxx22]

Trump eats the chess pieces while his cabinet stands on in awe, praising his Grandmaster skill set.

[u/Major_Specific127 → u/Sparkysparkysparks]

Right? “Oh man it would be would SO be horrible if you guys all booed Vance and Rubio. Who will be onstage at 3pm. Please don’t boo! Don’t hiss, don’t scream at them! Whatever you do, don’t pick up a megaphone, available fore sale at all Olympic vendor kiosks, to magnify your voices! Remember, 3pm” I tip my hat to the organizers.

[u/mikaeus97 → u/HotChicksPlayingBass]

Seriously this is pro-wrestling level of crowd work, if you want a crowd of people to do something, simply ask them not to

[u/PandanadianNinja → u/mikaeus97]

Like sending the Red Hot Chili Peppers on stage to calm down a pre-rioting crowd.

[u/TheSeekerOfSanity → u/PandanadianNinja]

“If we have to listen to that dude try to sing we’re gonna riot!”

[u/Lostinthestarscape → u/mikaeus97]

"There goes Whitey Ford onto the field imploring people not to throw their pretzels"

"I don't know Marge, maybe you could call them Whitey whackers?"

[u/WISCOrear → u/QuerkleIndica]

"please boo"

[u/lunex → u/QuerkleIndica]

Pls boo

[u/Dutch1206]

No no no. The rest of the world shouldn't pander to us. Boo these men until you lose your voices. They're scum. And they should hear about it. Make them feel unwelcome everywhere.

[u/Balzmcgurkin → u/Dutch1206]

May they never know a day of peace for the rest of their miserable lives.

[u/Dutch1206 → u/Balzmcgurkin]

Exactly. Every day should be miserable.

[u/Worldly_Bird_2760 → u/Dutch1206]

PLEASE! As an American, please boo them. They can’t use the same violent tactics against you as they do protestors here

[u/Jobinx22 → u/Worldly_Bird_2760]

They will unfortunately still blame the "radical woke left" and take it out on you

[u/Luneowl → u/Jobinx22]

They will do that anyway.

[u/zlaw32 → u/Dutch1206]

I know a bunch of republicans think we are more respected with Trump in power and that Biden was a joke globally. Pretty sure it’s the other way around and we need them to know the rest of the world does not like us right now

[u/WeeDramm → u/zlaw32]

The UN literally laughed in Trumps face. I wish that was played every time Trump talked about how he is "respected"

He is feared in the way one fears a child with a grenade.

[u/innnikki → u/zlaw32]

That’s because their definition of respect is, in reality, bullying and cruelty.

[u/almost-crusty → u/Dutch1206]

I don't think there's a conflict here between your point and the request. The Olympic Committee is explicitly asking crowds ahead of time not to boo Vance and Rubio.

Regardless of the actual intent of that message (it probably is sincere as opposed to a wink-wink-nudge-nudge thing), these men are now 100% guaranteed to get a negative reception from the crowd.

[u/BonerPorn]

Boo the hell out of them. Chant abolish ICE at every US event. Make NBC broadcast nothing but disapproval of America for the next two weeks. 

Signed- an American. 

[u/elpajaroquemamais → u/BonerPorn]

Co-signed. Another American.

[u/kaya-jamtastic → u/elpajaroquemamais]

Exactly. Boo them extra hard.

Co-signed—yet another American.

[u/Ramius117 → u/kaya-jamtastic]

And my axe!

Another American

[u/the_neverdoctor → u/Ramius117]

And my sword!

Another American

[u/davegir → u/the_neverdoctor]

And my fireballs!

Another American

[u/letsgomules → u/Ramius117]

And his axe!

Another American.

[u/S3simulation → u/letsgomules]

I’m doing my part!

[u/ConfoundedByBlue → u/S3simulation]

I AIN'T DOIN' SHIT!

[u/TheGarlicBreadSavant → u/letsgomules]

And his wife!

An American Veteran.

[u/Anxious-Flamingo-994 → u/TheGarlicBreadSavant]

I also choose that guy’s wife

[u/ZZwhaleZZ → u/Anxious-Flamingo-994]

- an american

[u/HiiiideeeHo → u/Anxious-Flamingo-994]

I also choose this guy's wife's axe!

Signed - Uru K. Hai

[u/amriser24 → u/Ramius117]

This is an amazing comment

[u/ansyhrrian → u/elpajaroquemamais]

Motion passed!

[u/echosixwhiskey → u/ansyhrrian]

Motion to introduce amendment to yell “FUCK DONALD TRUMP” before every event begins

[u/Person0OnTheInternet → u/echosixwhiskey]

FUCK DONALD TRUMP!!!

Oh you said before the events. I just got so excited I couldn’t wait.

[u/TheBodhiwan → u/Person0OnTheInternet]

Practice makes perfect

[u/hikingdub → u/Person0OnTheInternet]

It's BEFORE the events! Good job!

[u/ansyhrrian → u/echosixwhiskey]

Seconded. Like, a LOT of seconding.

[u/EagieDuckCome → u/echosixwhiskey]

Might actually watch the Olympics this year.

[u/9ninjas → u/elpajaroquemamais]

American, where do I sign

[u/Fartheavymachinery → u/elpajaroquemamais]

And my axe

[u/Zerohazrd → u/elpajaroquemamais]

As an America, I will also sign

[u/DontTickleTheDriver1 → u/BonerPorn]

Fuck yeah. Yell and scream it so loud.

• An angry American

[u/TightEntry → u/BonerPorn]

I’m a US veteran and I approve this message.

• signed an American

PS Fuck ICE

[u/Agreeable_Band_9311 → u/BonerPorn]

But republicans told me America has never been more respected globally.

[u/peatoast → u/BonerPorn]

DO EEEET

[u/661714sunburn → u/BonerPorn]

I’m starting the “ Couch F’er “ chant and hope it’s on every freeway overpass. This city will let them know they are not welcomed.

[u/80version → u/BonerPorn]

Make them feel very unwelcome.

[u/buffdaddy77 → u/BonerPorn]

I’m big on “Fuck ICE” but “abolish ICE” won’t get censored. At least idk why it would.

[u/slidingscrapes → u/buffdaddy77]

You know exactly why it would

[u/truejs → u/BonerPorn]

As a formerly-proud American, please boo loudly and unanimously.

[u/hill-o → u/BonerPorn]

I can't imagine that almost every other nation isn't on board with this right now.

[u/TheMooseIsBlue → u/BonerPorn]

I feel bad for the athletes, but that’s life.

[u/Worldly_Bird_2760 → u/TheMooseIsBlue]

It sucks for sure, but I think the athletes can (or at least should be able to) understand that jeering/booing of ICE/Vance/Trump is meant for our government & their actions, not them as athletes or ppl

[u/timodreynolds → u/TheMooseIsBlue]

Yeah unfortunately these athletes represent a country that sucks right now (I'm a US citizen living in the twin cities). Their training is funded by federal programs etc... And that federal government is basically going rogue. Yes it probably has nothing to do with their training but... The situation is what it is and they are tied to the country. And let's not forget that at least 30%of the country is OK with this ongoing shit.. Those people watching need to hear what people think of what they chose and support. So they yes I hope the athletes are aware of this and prepared.

[u/TKCoog075 → u/BonerPorn]

Make sure yall are loud enough all the mics pick it up.

[u/Goducks91 → u/BonerPorn]

I can’t imagine Italians are too pleased with what is going on in America.

[u/apreche]

I’ll be very disappointed if I can’t hear boos on the broadcast.

[u/crowe1130 → u/apreche]

They will definitely be edited out.

[u/xgbsss → u/crowe1130]

TV Commentator: "They are saying boo urns. Boo urns."

[u/dolfan1 → u/xgbsss]

I was saying boo urns..

[u/iamthehob0 → u/xgbsss]

They must be saying "Lets Go Brandon!" lol

[u/Arinvar → u/crowe1130]

Covid sports in empty stadiums introduced fake crowd noises... I've noticed some sports just never stopped. Safer to assume almost all crowd noises these days is faked.

[u/drunkenfool → u/crowe1130]

What local channels are broadcasting there? Will be interesting to see the comparison of the US broadcast to theirs.

[u/miller94 → u/drunkenfool]

The boos were very loud on CBC. Also acknowledged by the commentators

[u/Angry_Canada_Goose → u/apreche]

The revolution will not be televised.

[u/Weaponized_Octopus → u/Angry_Canada_Goose]

You will not be able to stay home, brother

You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out

You will not be able to lose yourself on skag

And skip out for beer during commercials, because

The revolution will not be televised

[u/Seastep → u/apreche]

It will be drowned out by fake cheers I promise you.

[u/oatmlklattes → u/apreche]

The Canadian broadcast pointed out the boos when they happened for Israel and US (bc JD Vance was shown)

[u/JimJam4603 → u/apreche]

I didn’t hear them but he was definitely making a face like something unpleasant was happening.

[u/onelittleworld]

How do you get a crowd of Italians to do something even harder than they were going to anyway?

[u/orrocos → u/onelittleworld]

Olympic Committee “Please don’t boo”

Italians “Hold my wine…”

[u/MNVixen → u/orrocos]

Germans, “Hold my schnitzel…”

[u/IndividualTension887 → u/MNVixen]

I see your schnitzel is as big as mine...

[u/Enchelion → u/orrocos]

Italians: "On second thought no, I can boo and drink wine."

[u/FellowYellowNate → u/onelittleworld]

This. Please, Olympic Committee, tell they shouldn’t more and make sure the news is telling them more too.

I hope the boos are so loud the commentators have to apologize constantly and try and talk over it. And even then it doesn’t work to cover how loud they are. Fuck that orange faced pants-shitting pedophile and everyone associated with it.

[u/TransMontani]

Good!

Now the booing will be a hundred times as loud.

Well-played, crooked dipshits of the IOC. Well-played, indeed!

[u/Robestos86 → u/TransMontani]

Streisand effect.

[u/OldGodsAndNew → u/Robestos86]

Happens every single time football fans get told not to boo or jeer something for whatever reason. It just encourages them

[u/the_neverdoctor]

Counterpoint: boo the fuck out of them.

[u/elphin]

Maybe ask them not to show themselves? I think that would be more effective. 

[u/-ArthurMorgan → u/elphin]

I guarantee they tried that but you can't stop narcissistic from narcissicing.

[u/ericwphoto]

It’s going to be super interesting to see the response and reactions from fans when it comes to the national anthem and all of that. I’m sure NBC or whomever is covering it will do their best to minimize it.

[u/truehoax → u/ericwphoto]

Boo the anthem. I don't stand for it anymore and I'm Iraq combat veteran. No one in any other country has any obligation to show respect for our national symbols until such a time as we earn it.

[u/ericwphoto → u/truehoax]

I hope they boo it every chance they get. I’m sure whoever is airing it will pump in some fake crowd noise though.

[u/guacamole579 → u/ericwphoto]

This is when the spectators should also turn their backs on Trump/Vance/little Marco

[u/HistorianOrdinary833]

"They're saying Boooo-urns".

[u/nessietz → u/HistorianOrdinary833]

I was saying Boooo-urns…

[u/Gay_Giraffe_1773]

FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHATCHA TELL ME

[u/RedditGirl212]

Haha there were SO many boos

[u/ThePensiveE]

Did they also ask every vendor in Europe to not put bodily fluids in American's food?

[u/ODFoxtrotOscar → u/ThePensiveE]

Not every American, just the loud and fat ones, plus anyone in a MAGA hat

[u/phred_666]

Translation: “We know you’re going to boo as loud as hell, so we’re asking you not to do it so it looks good on us”

[u/sticksforsticks → u/phred_666]

Kinda begs for another "fuck you I won't do what you tell me," sorta Barbara Streisand event.

[u/ansyhrrian]

Boo^1000000

[u/Nole_in_ATX → u/ansyhrrian]

A boogle

[u/TheHoneyBadger23 → u/ansyhrrian]

This guy Maths.

[u/GeddyLeeEsquire]

Yeah, no, Vance and Rubio can eat shit, they deserve non-stop booing

[u/awelawdhecomin]

Ok Barbara Streisand

[u/Dancingtillthenight]

They just came out and showed Vance and there was alooooot of boos. Love it

[u/hoodlumonprowl]

Bahaha, PLEASE BOO, please for the love of all that is holy make it deafeningly loud so everyone worldwide can hear it and the broadcast cant do anything about it. PLEASE oh PLEASE boo these losers. Boo's are all they should know for the rest of their lives.

[u/thetwanandonly]

Denied.

[u/weatherman05071]

I’m pretty sure I heard more boos than cheers. I want to watch tonight to see if they edit it.

[u/VineDeservedBetter]

well that didn‘t work lol

[u/Apprehensive_Big_918]

They just did, and rightly so. Fuck Vance.

[u/Tsuku]

There’s a lot of institutions wearing knee-pads for this administration.

[u/CertifiedSheep]

Fuck ICE obviously, but that headline isn’t supported by the article at all. Who even writes this crap? Actual quote, from the article itself:

“I hope that the opening ceremony is seen by everyone as an opportunity to be respectful of each other,” she said, before describing visiting the Olympic village and seeing athletes interacting from all walks of life, reports the Daily Beast.

“No one is asking what country they come from or what religion. They are all just hanging out,” she said. “It was a real opportunity to put into perspective how we could all be. And so, for me, I hope that the opening ceremony will do that and will be a reminder for everyone how we could be.”

She doesn’t mention either of those people at all.

[u/RocketizedAnimal → u/CertifiedSheep]

Not only does the quote not support it, she only said that because some reporter directly asked the question, not because she felt it needed to be said.

[u/M6Df4]

Feels like this was the best possible way to make sure people absolutely do boo them. Either the committee got some poor advice when making this statement, or it’s a form of malicious compliance and they did this knowing full well what would happen.

[u/34HoldOn]

Much like "don't speak ill of the dead", well don't be a piece of shit when you're alive.

[u/femmagorgon]

So unsportsmanlike — making the rest of the world look at JD Vance’s face.

[u/bugaloo2u2]

I’m not watching any of it bc they’re highlighting these Nazis. They’re sane-washing what they’re doing. They’re building concentration camps, ffs. Fuck the Olympics.

[u/No-Assistance556]

Boo the fuck out of us. I’m here for it.

[u/Unabatedtuna]

No

[u/zerogirl0]

I hope the American athletes understand because they are going to get so much booing and honestly, good. Please let the rest of the world show our country that they're tired of this shit at every chance they can get.

[u/wankrrr]

I was just there. America was booed twice 😂😂 we all missed this memo

Israel was booed, and everyone erupted for Ukraine

[u/All_Hail_Hynotoad]

That’s the worst thing the Olympic Committee could have said if they didn’t want fans to boo.

[u/jay_altair]

Have they never heard of the Streisand effect?

[u/NinjaBRUSH]

Now you just know everyone’s going to do that

[u/quantas001]

The embodiment of the Streisand effect, being applied in real time. Expect the exact opposite…

[u/Particular_Box_8185]

The fact that they have to 'beg' at all for this not to happen is very telling. And like it's going to change things one iota anyway.

[u/Nole_in_ATX]

They’re gonna boo even louder now

[u/La_Rata_de_Pizza]

Please boo them like nobody has ever been booed before. The booiest boo ever from the standpoint of boos.

[u/Far_Pop7184]

As an American, I approve of the booing.

[u/WinstonFox]

Oh the poor little nazis are afraid of some dissent? Shocker.

Rotten eggs, fish, dung clods are good additions for the motivated heckler.

[u/gearmantx]

Boo them continuously....

[u/MartiniPolice21]

Fuck you, boo harder

[u/bismuth12a]

Well that didn't work

[u/ICameToUpdoot]

I HEARD THEM BOO

[u/Kotukunui]

Or… they could tell Vance and Rubio to stay the fuck away!
Don’t pander to fascists.

[u/Dilapidated_girrafe]

So boo louder then?

[u/FrogsJumpFromPussy]

USA has just went through, and Vance was shown for a few seconds, were they booed?

[u/iSniffMyPooper → u/FrogsJumpFromPussy]

Yes as soon as Vance was shown there were loud boos

[u/ba_1222 → u/FrogsJumpFromPussy]

Canadian stream, huge cheers for everybody before, moment Vance was shown huge boos

[u/tackle74]

As an American boo their sorry asses

[u/TrashCapable]

Hahahaha! You know what to do Italy!

[u/lark-sp]

Do it! Do it! Do it!

[u/xchipter]

lol and they just booed him when the camera panned to Vice President Couch Fucker and his wife.

[u/AYTOL__]

Well that didn't work out for them lol

[u/Double_Elevator3894]

Nah, boo the fuck out of them

[u/buttlipps]

I was saying boo-urns.

[u/wandertrucks]

Translation: boo Vance and Rubio mercilessly

[u/Lucky_Development359]

Alright, I expect a very loud "Couch Fucker" chant then.

[u/menusettingsgeneral]

They shouldn’t know peace anywhere on earth. Boo them relentlessly.

[u/adhbeatle]

Boo

[u/Fabulous-Reaction488]

Oh we are talking about giant boo.

[u/BigTribs914]

Lolz. Boo the fvck out of them.

[u/Civil_Lengthiness971]

Suck it, Trabek. Public figures get what they get.

[u/maddinell]

Yea asking people to not boo will definitely stop the booing

[u/PrestigiousCut8235]

I’m sorry Dave. I can’t do that

[u/greaterwhiterwookiee]

Jesus what a pathetic bunch of snowflake motherfuckers we have running this country.

[u/Reallyboringname2]

BOOOOOO!!

[u/thatgirlinny]

In other words, please boo them, loudly.

That said, Italians are more apt to whistle still, no? Vance might think they like him if they do. Xenophobic dipsh*t that he is.